Glider-cradle



July 10, 1945. E. w. IWORLEY GLIDERQCRADLE Filed June 24,1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR.

5 2725% 1 14 l l or/ey l ATTORNEY E. W. WORLEY' GLIDER-CRADLE July 10, 1945. 2,380,355

Filed June 24, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. I f/We5fl War/(4y This inventicn relatesto an article of furniture capable of; serving a dualpurpose, ire. that of a conventional .glideljtype swing and that. of a cradle having upstanding'side and end walls completely circumscribing th substantially horizons ta], platform'forming apart of-thearticls. f

.Qne f the important aimsof nstantinvention is touprovldea piece of furniture of the aforementioned I character, .having; structure Ihereby the same may be, converted to .and from a. device serving as a swing bythe'appli'cation of a supplemental side member and through th med-ium. .of interengageable part mounted .on the swing and on said member. a v v This invention has for, anfeven-furtheraim t Provide a glider-cradle having means .for 'r cking certain uniquely hung portions thereof}; struc ture for swingably attachingthe platformcf the glider cradle to the basethereof; and elements for speedily converting the article from furniture having the characteristics of a glider to those capable of fulfilling all of the requirements of a cradle used in bedding infants.

Specific details of construction shown in the accompanying drawings and rendered-clear dur-.

ing the course of the following specification, em-

body further important objects of the invention, all of which will become apparent to'one skilled in the art, during the course of the following description, referring to the accompanying drawings 'wherein: p

Fig. l is a top plan view of an article of furniture in the form of a glider-cradle device made in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an end elevational view of the article of furniture showing the same in condition for use as a cradle. v

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the device.

Fig. 4' is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on line IV --IV of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow. I I a Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse cross sectional view through the glider-cradle taken on line V--V ofFig.3. I v

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary detailed elevational view illustrating .the inter-engageable I a 7 "Ernest W;" WcrIey, Kansas City; Kans, assignor to ConsolidatedRazor Blade Co., Inci, Jersey 1 I Clty, N .*J..'acdrporationofld'ew Jersey f Application JluneZd, 1942.;Serial K6144 1115 1 Claim. ((lll :1 f

.1 3 The referred comprises asupporting base, generally designated bythe; numeral HI, and having as component I parts. thereof; thghorizontal legsj l2, T-shaped standards l4,,rigid to legs [2, tie-bar: lea s braces'18. .Legs, I2 are at each end of..the structure andtie-bar I6 is intermediate theends'j-of the transverse 1 legs to afford clearance orieet 'andlegs when the article is bein employed either, a cradle or glider;

Standards l4: ach havea cross head 201biffir cated' as at'22 to receiv the uppermostends of hanger strips 24. Hangers 24, are preferably formed of steel or some material strong enough to support the weight that may be applied to platform 26.

strips to said head.

Platform 26 forms the seat when the deviceis employed as a swing and presents the floor of the cradle when the article is used as such. Platform 26-should be built of a number of longitudinal slats '30 mounted upon cross pieces 32,

which in turn have their ends resting upon beams 34 having a length substantially the same as base in but greater than'the length of platform 26-.

The ends of beams 34 are provided with eyes 36 passing through the openings formed in thefined to a transversepath.

parts for removably holding the removabl side tended to solve is that of supplying an infant. and young child with an article of furniture vus-' able from birth and throughout the first several years of its life. When an infant out-growsa detailed sectional view Means for swinging the platform 26 is provided and includes a motor 38 preferably mounted upon tie-bar l6 and equipped with a conventional speed reducer 40 that drives an eccentric 42 having oneend of link secured thereto'as at 46. The other end of link 44.is pivotally attached as at 48 to one of the cross members 32. a An upstanding end wall 50 at each end of platform 26 provides an arm-rest when the deofthe article of furniture Each hanger strip has an opening through each end thereof and a pivot pin v28 at each end of head 20 swingably secures the hanger movable by motor 38 when the same is in oper-" ation. Obviously link 44 may be detached from eccentric 42 by the removal of pivot pin 46, if

desired. i I

The removable side member 54 is long enough to reach from one end 50 to the other and haslegs 56 forming a part thereof to abut the edges of end walls 50, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7.

The tapered faces 58 of legs 56 are introduced" into yokes 60 secured to a portion of walls 50 by rivets or analogous means 62. A head pin 64 on each wall 50 is disposed to be received in a notch 66 in bracket 68. This bracket is carried by legs 56 and constitutes-one of theinter engageable parts mounted on the unitary swing and side member 54.

Through such arrangement, the removal ofside member 54 is rendered easy while strength is imparted thereto when the same is in use. The

height of wall 54 is substantially the same as the height of wall 52 and this removable wall extends upwardly and outwardly from thelongitudinal edge of platform 26 in opposed relation with wall 52.

It will thus be clear that with the side member 54 removed from engagement with end walls 56, the device comprising the base In, the platform 26, swingably mounted thereon, and the side Wall 52 and end walls 56 fixed on the platform, constitutes a practical glider of neat appearance. When it is desired to convert the glider into a cradle it is only necessary to insert the tapered ends of legs 56 in the stirrups '60 and move side member 54 downwardly relative to the end walls 50 until the notched brackets 68 securely engage the head pins 64.

The material from which all of the parts of the article of furniture is made is selectable by the manufacturer, but it has been found advantageous to employ light wood throughout, with the exception of hangers 24. 4

The manner of employing the device as a swing or cradle has been rendered clear during the foregoing specification and the advantages arising from the novel arrangement of parts are many. Since a glider-cradle embodying the invention may be made having physical characteristics different from those illustrated, it is desired to be limited only by the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: v

In a glider-cradle of the character described including a support, a platform having fixed end walls and aside wall, and means for swingably mounting the'platform on the support to form a glider; a removable side, member for converting the glider into a cradle, said side member having depending legs provided with tapered ends; means for removably securing said side member to the end Walls comprising brackets on the side member having notches in the lower side thereof; .pins on the end walls for engaging said notches; and yokes on the end wallsfor'receiving said tapered ends of the legs.

, v ERNEST W. WORLEY. 

